Narrative Elements
Author's Purpose
Writing and Grammar
Nonfiction Text Cues
Language
100
Where and when a story takes place.
Setting
100
This would be the author's purpose of an article discussing the habitats and diets of bears.
To inform
100
This type of punctuation should be used when citing evidence from the text.
Quotation marks
100
The first step in reading and analyzing a text.
*Hint: What should we do when we first interact with the text.
Analyze the text features.
100
This affix comes before a word and can change the meaning
prefix
200
This term refers to the sequence of events in a story
Plot
200
Most likely the author's purpose for writing this ad
To inform
200
The purpose of an interrogative sentence
To ask a question
200
This is what we call the category or type of text we read.
Genre
200
Meaning of the prefix "pre"
Before
300
At this point, the story comes to a reasonable ending.
Resolution
300
The author's purpose for writing this comic
To entertain
300
This type of punctuation should be found at the end of a declarative sentence.
Period
300
A recipe would be written using this text structure or organizational pattern.
Sequence and Order (Chronological)
300
The meaning of the root word "aqua" or "hydro"
Water
400
This type of conflict occurs internally.
Character (Man) vs. Self
400
If an author writes a poem or diary entry, their purpose is mostly likely to
Express or reflect
400
In the following sentence, what grammatical error is this writer having issues with.
she was looking for her friend sarah.
Capitalization
400
This type of supporting detail will most likely include analysis of numbers or dates
Statistics
400
The word "hyperthermia" most likely refers to
*Use your knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes
The state of being overheated.
500
The point in a narrative where the characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
500
You are at an amusement park and grab a welcome pamphlet and map on the way in. The author's purpose for composing these documents is most likely to...
inform
500
Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.
The chimpanzees was beginning to trust Jane.
"Was" should be "were"
500
This text feature uses small numbers next to a word in the text to indicate the word will be defined at the bottom of the page
Footnote
500
The suffix "ly" can change a verb to this part of speech
adverb